TEMPLE COLLEGE: Played for head coach Craig
McMurtry at Temple College … team record of 32-16 in 2010
and 29-16 in 2011 with a 16-8 conference record … hit for a
.361 batting average with 44 RBI and six home runs as a freshman
… batted .313 with 28 RBI, seven home runs, while also
collecting three saves and one win as a pitcher during sophomore
season … the Leopards qualified for the JUCO World Series
and finished fifth and were also regional and conference champions
… earned second Team all-conference honors in his final
season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Doug Ragsdale at
Jack C. Hays High School in Buda, Texas … his senior year,
he finished the season with a .548 batting average and 48 RBI,
while adding six wins as a pitcher … helped his team to the
District 17-4A District Championship, Bi-District Championship, and
an area finalist appearance after going 27-2 … as a senior
he earned Austin American Statesman Centex player of The Year,
Rawlings first Team All-American, Centex All-Star Team, Texas
Sports Writers Association All-State first team first base and MVP
District 17-4A … holds school record with 17 home runs
during the 2009 season … as a junior, the team took the
District 26-4A District Championship, di-district championship,
area championship and a quarterfinals appearance with a 19-14
record … went 26-9, the team earned District 26-4A District
Champs, Area Champs, Quarter Final Champs and Regional
Semi-Finalist … in 2008 he was named All-District first Team
26-4A and sophomore year garnered All-District second Team Utility
Infielder 26-4A.

PERSONAL: Jonathan Wayne Gonzalez was born on
Sep. 28, 1990, in San Marcos … son of John G. Gonzalez and
Rita Gonzalez … has a younger sister, Monica R. Gonzalez
… majoring in business.